And while the bookie's odds should be taken with a pinch of salt when it comes to trying to predict how the rest of the Championship season will go, they do offer a good indicator of the realistic chances of Leeds gatecrashing the play-off spots and winning promotion back to the Premier League.

Leeds began 2018 with a dour run of form, going on a ten-match winless streak which was only ended on Saturday, when the Whites saw off Brentford 1-0 at Elland Road.

That slump cost Thomas Christiansen his job, with Paul Heckingbottom taking over in the Elland Road dugout.

While it took him four games to register his first win in his new gig, there have been plenty of promising early signs in these first handful of games, such as increase in workrate among several players and - finally against Brentford - a lack of individual mistakes as Leeds look to stop shooting themselves in a foot week-in week-out.

Will we see celebrations come the end of the season? (Image: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

The win over the Bees means Leeds are in 11th place, five points off Bristol City in sixth.

While a five-point gap at this stage of the season does not seem insurmountable, the fact that Leeds will have to get past five teams in order to reach the top six makes it a tall order.

But just how tall? Here's what the bookies are saying about Leeds' chances for the rest of the campaign.

To be promoted

We'll start with the big one - how likely is it that Leeds get promoted?

Not very, according to the bookies, who have United as a 66/1 chance to be playing in the Premier League next season.

Leaders Wolves are currently nailed on at 1/100, while Neil Warnock's Cardiff are a 4/7 chance. Next up are Aston Villa (11/8), Derby (7/4), Fulham (2/1), Bristol City and Middlesbrough (both 8/1).

Top 6 finish

Will Heckingbottom's men put a late run together? (Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)